Talk:XCF (file format)

TODO:

• Add explanation of name (see GIMP entry)
• Add link to format specifcation
• history - http://k12linux.mesd.k12.or.us/docs/gimp/en/ch01s03.html

http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/lists/gimp-developer/2003-February/008106.html

• disambiguation from WebCGM's XCF: [1]

Software supporting XCF

I have added a list of software apart the Gimp that can read XCF files. I seem to remember reading about a Gimp fork for some non-Intel platform that does not call itself Gimp yet uses XCF as its native format. But I cannot find it right now. Also at least one more piece of software missing, which I think it would be bad form for me to add, as I wrote it myself. (For the same reason, no name or link here. If really curious, google me and follow the signs). Henning Makholm 16:59, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

It's Seashore - a light interface using XCF as its format for native Mac OSX. Dave Neary

Yes, thanks. Recognized it when you added it to the article. Henning Makholm 14:51, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Please remove the Scribus entry, Scribus doesnt import xcf and doesnt plan to. -- avox from the Scribus team, 14:46, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

d'9 XCF is also the name of an IBM z/OS Operating System component. Would like to write a page for that, particularly as I reference it in SMF. Martin Packer 13:45, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

I suggest the following plan:

1. Noting that you self-identify as an IBM employee, first convince yourself that you do not have a conflict of interest. Have good explanation ready for when/if people begin to question your ability to make unbiased notability judgements.
2. Create your intended article under an appropriately disambiguated name such as XCF (IBM thingamajib)
3. Move this article to XCF (file format)
4. Go through the what links here list and fix the target of all links appropriately.
5. Edit the redirect left by the page move into a disambiguation page, listing both articles as well as the eXperimental Computing Facility.

That's all. –Henning Makholm 22:15, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm obviously aware of the potential conflict of interest inherent in editing wikipedia from a work-related standpoint. It's unlikely, tho', that I'm going to commit a serious error in that regard. So I intend to press on with creating a page for the usage of the term "XCF" that I'm familiar with. So - to that end - thanks for the advice on how to do it. If I screw up do help me fix it. Thanks! Martin Packer 13:07, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

OK. I've done all the disambiguation work. Feel free to correct any errors I may have made, this being my first disambiguation. Thanks. Martin Packer 13:47, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

My only real complaint is that you might have been a bit more discerning when fixing the old links. I moved the page once again, to get it into line with Wikipedia capitalization conventions, and when I went through all the links to fix them once again, I came across a handful that should never have been repointed to the file-format article (e.g. the link at Wikipedia:TLAs from UAA to XZZ should obviously keep pointing to the disambiguation page). Also, there are fairly detailed style guidelines for disambiguation pages; I fixed that one too. –Henning Makholm 20:45, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Compatibility

The compatibility described seems to be Forward compatibility rather than backward. Someone who has a better grasp of what the GIMP actually does should check this. -- 84.135.65.205 (talk) 12:46, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Furthermore, Gimp 2.6 cannot open Gimp 2.7 Images by now, if layer groups are used 85.180.66.89 (talk) 10:01, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

I've made a correction in this respect which probably addresses this. --pgimeno (talk) 21:03, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

More Disambiguation Needed

XCF is also the name of a programmer project file format used by Lattice Semiconductor, written in an XML dialect. These files contain a reference to the programmer use, to the device to be programmed, and to the image (bitstream) file to be downloaded. There does not appear to be any public description for them though. --Dl8dtl (talk) 20:51, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

It's not even mentioned on the Lattice Semiconductor page, so I'd say it doesn't reach notability. I couldn't find it in a quick Google, though I did pass by a motorcycle model and a Mexican trucking company. Manys (talk) 18:21, 6 June 2020 (UTC)